Fever treatment for infant

Fever treatment for infant 

Fever causes a rise in the body's temperature, that makes it seem like a disorder but a fever is actually   a defence mechanism used by the body to protect itself from viruses and bacteria that are actually more harmful to us. The most effective way to remedy a fever is to reduce the temperature of body. One way of doing this is to have our son drink as much water or fluids as possible.


This helps bring down he temperature to certain extent and keeps the body hydrated as well. If you feed your son solid food refrain from doing so until the fever completely disappears.
 
Consult your doctor as to what is the next best over the counter medication that you can use to cure your son's fever as the he is young and the use of the wrong medication could create further complications.


Making a tea of saffron is an effective remedy to treat the fever if you do not want to use fever medication. Take a half teaspoon of saffron and about 30 ml of boiling water. Give your son a teaspoon of the tea after about every one hour until his temperature returns to normal.  Another remedy is to take a piece of cloth folded several times and dip it in a solution of salt water and apply this to your son's forehead, until his temperature becomes normal.

Fever treatment for infant

If you cannot find an over the counter solution for your child, you can try to take care of the fever at home. The thing to do when the child is affected is to try and bring down his body temperature and replace lost body fluids. Make the child drink substantial quantities of water to replace lost body fluids. You can also apply a strip of cloth to his forehead that has been dipped in a solution of cool water with some cologne added to it. this is an age old remedy to bring down body temperature. As the water becomes warm, keep adding a cube of ice to it. just remember that it must be cool at all times, and only then will it bring down the body temperature.

An old remedy to reduce fever is to put a slice of raw onion on the sole of the child's foot and tape it there. If you can leave this on overnight, the fever will break by morning. Onions will absorb all the heat from the child's body and take care of the fever quite effectively. Alternatively, you can also put small pieces of onion in the child's armpit. This is also a well-known method to absorb heat from the body and bring down the temperature.